By 2004 a few things were known: the BMW M3′s S54 inline-six-cylinder engine's days were probably numbered, and a new BMW 3 Series was on its way to replace the E46-generation car. In the face of all this adversity, the BMW M division must have
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“The BMW 3 Series is the most important volume-produced model by the BMW Group as well as the biggest-selling model in the entire premium segment. At the same time, every generation of the 3 Series Sedan has been built in Rosslyn and since 1999 this plant has been responsible for production for important export markets such as the USA, Canada, Japan, Singapore and Australasia to name but a few. In 2009 – when the economic crisis reached its peak – we decided to invest R2.2 billion to increase production capacity here in South Africa in order to produce the new BMW 3 Series Sedan. This was the clearest statement we could make at the time,” said Frank-Peter Arndt, Member of the BMW AG Board of Management responsible for production, in Rosslyn on Monday. |
Update: According to BMW NA, “The GTRs (both race and street copies) were never sold to anyone. Only 3 street copies were built. Not all 3 were ever shown. A street copy was shown in the US only once, and for less than an hour.” The E46 M3 GTR came to
これは13日、BMWの米国法人、BMWノースアメリカが発表したもの。新型3シリーズ ツーリングを『3シリーズ スポーツワゴン』として、米国市場に投入するとアナウンスされたのだ。 実は米国では、3シリーズ ツーリングは久々の導入。4代目(E46型、1998-2007年)以来、2世代ぶりの米国投入となるのだ。


